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Matteo Arena

Matteo Arena
Arena with SPAL
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Valenzano, Italy[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
SPAL
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2017 Bari
2018–2019 Foggia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Vigor Trani
2018–2019 Foggia 0 (0)
2019–2022 Monopoli 46 (6)
2022– SPAL 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024

Matteo Arena (born 14 January 1999) is an Italian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group B club SPAL.

Club career

Arena began his senior career in the fifth-tier Eccellenza.[1] For the 2018–19 season, he joined Foggia, where he played for the Under-19 squad, remaining on the bench in senior squad's games in Serie B. He then played for three Serie C seasons with Monopoli.

On 16 July 2022, Arena signed a three-year contract with SPAL in Serie B.[2] He made his Serie B debut for SPAL on 14 August 2022 in a game against Reggina.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Matteo Arena at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ^ "IL DIFENSORE MATTEO ARENA È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCAZZURRO" (in Italian). SPAL. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  3. ^ "SPAL v Reggina game report". Soccerway. 14 August 2022.